The Miss World Contest started yesterday and will now be conducted entirely on the island of Bali. The contest opened on Sunday and later rounds were due to take place in and around Jakarta, with the winner originally set to be crowned at a venue outside the capital on September 28. Indonesia said on Saturday […]

Ubud has always been known as a quiet retreat where visitors go to kick back, relax and get away from it all. It is nothing like the beach side areas of Kuta, Legian and Seminyak where the hundreds of clubs and bars are alive until early hours of the morning. Only a couple of short […]

Coman has been working hard over the past few months building his new house in his family compound in Tabanan. The house is almost complete, but they cannot live in it until they have a ceremony to bless the house. Early in June the family and a few guests were invited to join the blessing […]

A SWEDISH tourist was killed yesterday when he fell 150 meters into the crater of Mount Batur, an active volcano on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali. The 25-year-old man slipped as he tried to peer into the crater after a dawn trek to the summit, which climbs to 1700m on the north-eastern side […]

Airport Delays Expected As Authorities Introduce Fingerprinting Of Tourists (17/4/2010) The Jakarta Globe carries the news that visitors to Bali can now expect yet another delay in the notoriously long lines at customs and immigration at Bali’s Ngurah Rai Airport with the introduction of a mandatory fingerprinting for tourist visitors. The head of immigration’s sub […]

The movie Eat Pray Love starring Julie Roberts is due for release in August 2010. It was filmed in Italy, India and Bali during 2009. The filming in Bali took place on various parts of the island in September and October 2009. The movie is a big-screen adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert’s best-selling book “Eat Pray […]

Recent changes to the Indonesia’s visa on arrival, has seen the 7 day visa scrapped. Previously there were two options available, the US$10 visa which was good for 7 days and the 30 day visa for US$25. From January 26 2010 there is only one option which is US$25 for a 30 day visa which […]

Julia Roberts and Javier Bardem shook off controversy over their new movie as they filmed a romantic scene in Bali yesterday. The Oscar-winning actress, who turns 42 this week, stripped down to a string bikini as she cosied up to her on-screen lover for their new film Eat, Pray, Love. The pair resumed filming after […]

It has been reported that Julia Roberts is in Bali for the filming of Eat Pray Love. Everyone is quite sure she is here, but no-one has seen her. A village north of Ubud was overtaken by a film production crew on Friday and Saturday, but roads were closed and the security was very tight. […]

Famous movie star Julia Roberts is expected in Bali for the filming of “Eat Pray Love” to commence on 16 October. According to Jakarta Globe, permits have been issued for the filming in Bali, with Roberts due on set from 16 October to 6 November. “We have issued the permit to shoot in Gianyar. Their […]